Transfer Credits, Outside Course Work,
and Special Problems

With the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies, a student may enroll in not more than nine (9) hours of Special Problems courses at the M.A. level and not more than twelve (12) hours of Special Problems courses at the Ph.D. level. The Director of Graduate Studies may also approve up to six (6) hours of course work in another department at the University of Houston.

Transfer students with graduate hours in History, with grades of B or above, from another institution may petition for transfer credit. The amount of credit that can be applied toward a UH degree is subject to approval by the History Graduate Director. Only in exceptional circumstances can more than nine (9) hours of transfer credit be applied toward a degree.

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